New, Smaller Porsche Four-Door Sedan To Be Electric Only: Rumor

By John Voelcker 628 views Jan 30, 2015 Follow John Add to circle Reddit This! Share on Facebook Share on Twitter 2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid Enlarge Photo It's pretty clear by now that the German luxury automakers, at first startled and shocked by the all-electric Tesla Model S, plan to fight back. But the latest report out of Germany--and it's still nothing more than a rumor--is the most indicative of how seriously one of them takes the competition. DON'T MISS: Audi, BMW, Mercedes, Porsche Electric Cars To Target Tesla Model S (Plug-In Hybrids Too) According to the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport (via trade journal Automotive News Europe ), an upcoming smaller Porsche four-door sedan may be issued solely as a battery-electric car: no gasoline engine will be offered. That would put it into direct competition with today's Tesla Model S, the all-electric luxury sp...